For anyone wondering what would become of Petter Solberg following Subaru’s shock withdrawal from WRC, his future is still uncertain. However, there’s a bit of good news in all this: Solberg is now officially a free agent. So if you’re a rich kid who’s thinking of starting your own WRC team, now’s your chance! So [...]
Monday, December 29, 2008
Automotive News Europe has reported that BMW will be releasing an AWD option on its 7 series in late 2009. According to initial reports, it will initially only be available on the 750i, will have a 30:70 rear bias, and will of course be marketed under the xDrive badge. No word yet on what this [...]
Friday, December 26, 2008
In a shock announcement a few days earlier, very-nearly-World-Champion Ferrari driver Felipe Massa roundly rejected the idea of reduced driver salaries in F1, which was earlier suggested as a possible cost-cutting measure by Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali. He quite reasonably cited the fact that driver salaries are but a small part of the much [...]
Friday, December 19, 2008
Mark your calendars: on January 15th, 2009, the Isle of Man is releasing sets of commemorative Lewis Hamilton postage stamps, honouring F1′s youngest-ever (well, until Sebastian Vettel takes it in 2009) world champion. No word yet on whether or not the adhesive tastes like a magnum of Mumm, but here’s hoping. In other F1 news [...]
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Well, at least his name has returned from beyond the grave. Stirling Moss, for those unfamiliar with motorsports history, won the 1955 Mille Miglia in a Mercedes 300SLR with the numbers 722 on it (indicating the start time of 7:22 am). Very famous. Now, Car and Driver, among others, are reporting that Mercedes has bestowed his [...]
Thursday, December 18, 2008
After only a single season slogging through the mud with the big boys, Suzuki have announced plans this week to scrap any plans at competing in the 2009 World Rally Championship. Which is most certainly a shame, but not in itself the reason for this choice of headline. If you’d like to know whether we’re [...]
Thursday, December 18, 2008
It’s December – actually the first December for CarEnvy, and that gives us a unique opportunity: we can be more detached and objective than any other site or magazine because we haven’t driven any of the contenders here. While you might think it odd that we’re giving awards to cars we haven’t driven, you probably [...]
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Meet the sole teaser photo of the 2010 Subaru Legacy concept that the company have announced will be on proud display at the Detroit Auto Show in January. With the ongoing gutting of the global auto industry seeing even constant profitmakers like Honda posting their first loss in 11 years, it’s simultaneously difficult and yet [...]
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
No, I’m not kidding. Volvo designer Steve Mattin says that there are actually two Viking longboats somewhere in this headlight cluster. The peyote-trip continues as Mattin unveils the Volvo S60 Concept, saying that “it is packed with inspiration from Scandinavian design and from the Swedish coastline’s cliffs and seas“. Right. The S60 Concept is set to [...]
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Audi has gone a bit queer as of late. Not only are they enjoyed by more wankers than ever, but they’re intent on filling every hole in sight. Audi has decided that for every single customer, there must be an entire model devoted to that individual. With Audi’s goal of selling 1.5 million units [...]
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
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